Farnley Hall as depicted by J.M.W. Turner in 1815

The property was owned by Walter Fawkes MP^[1] (1769-1825), and a regular visitor was the Victorian artist and philosopher John Ruskin, who was taken with the enormous collection of paintings by J.M.W. Turner, a friend of the owner. A selection of Turner's works from the Farnley Hall collection were sold in 1890 for £25,000.^[2].

Its owner (as of 2000), Nicholas Horton-Fawkes, was elected President of the Turner Society. Guy Fawkes was related to the Fawkes of Farnley.^[3]

References

1. ↑ National Archives
2. ↑ The Washburn by Tom Bradley (published 1895, reprinted 1988)
3. ↑ britannia.com

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